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24th October 2017
07:23pm BST

Full forward on the Christchurch side, Oisin O Maolmhuaidh, got in contact with us to laud the bravery of his teammate, and to emphasise the importance of the GAA in the culture of Irish based New Zealanders.
"As you can see, it wasn't too comfortable in the aftermath," he said. "The GAA and the Canterbury tournament is a great way to meet new people when you're away, and it also brings a bit of home to New Zealand. We don't start championship until after the new year so we do take this tournament very serious," he said.The McKenna's won the senior football, and were beaten in the semi-finals of the hurling, but it was an enjoyable, and beneficial outing none-the-less.
"The girls won the senior football but the rest of the Mckenna's teams got as far as the semis," he said.Keep the Irish flag flying out there, lads.
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